The lecture, the 39th Annual Frontier Forum Lecture sponsored by Minnesota State Mankato’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public.

Mead’s talk explores the historic and present-day relationships between educational institutions, Indigenous communities and Indigenous languages. Topics such as colonization, educational policies and practices and the global movement to revitalize Indigenous languages are discussed.

Mead highlights Minnesota State Mankato’s relationships with local Native American communities, the University’s efforts in Indigenous language education and strategies for healing from the past while supporting positive relationships into the future.